Written on front: To my friend Ernest Gruening with best wishes William E. Beltz.Verso: William Ernest Beltz, a 47 year-old native of the Eskimo village of Unalakleet, is president of the Alaskan State Senate as Alaska makes the complicated...

Warren A. Taylor, Speaker, sits at desk by Alaska flag; Esther Reed, Chief Clerk, Sandy Slack, Asst. Clerk, and Connie Paddock, Asst. Clerk are at front of Speaker's desk; members of the House of Representatives are at their desks

Warren A. Taylor, Speaker, sits at desk by Alaska flag; Esther Reed, Chief Clerk, Sandy Slack, Asst. Clerk, and Connie Paddock, Asst. Clerk are at front of Speaker's desk; members of the House of Representatives are at their desks

Walter Hickel faces camera in center of image; his wife Ermalee holds bouquet of flowers; another woman holds a bottle of champagne; numerous men in military uniform are in attendance; possibly on an Alaska State Ferry

Victor C. Rivers, Presiding, and Rev. Malcolm S. Sweet, Chaplain, are next to flags; in front of them are Katherine T. Alexander, Secretary, and Pat Satre, Assistant Secretary; members of the Senate fill the room

Victor C. Rivers, Presiding, and Rev. Malcolm S. Sweet, Chaplain, are next to flags; in front of them are Katherine T. Alexander, Secretary, and Pat Satre, Assistant Secretary; members of the Senate fill the room

Verso: William Earnest Beltz, a 47-year-old native of the Eskimo Village of Unalakleet, is president of the Alaskan State Senate as Alaska makes the complicated transition from territorial to State government. Beltz's father, a native of...